Trading climbed on Thursday well above Tuesday’s levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market and closed with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 148 percent, with 497 percent greater value than on Tuesday, resulting in the exchange of nine securities, up from seven on Tuesday with prices of three rising, six declining and no ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 577,225 shares for US$58,717 up from 233,083 stock units at US$9,836 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 64,136 shares at US$6,524 up from 33,298 stocks at US$1,405 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 44,010 stock units at US$3,169 compared to 31,934 stocks at US$1,156 on the previous day and February with an average of 115,433 units for US$5,430.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 1.13 points to wrap up trading at 222.76. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the best known measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.3. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share dipped 0.3 of one cent to 1.79 US cents in an exchange of 24,193 stock units, Margaritaville slipped 0.01 of a cent in closing at 9.49 US cents with investors trading 501 shares, Proven Investments dipped 0.3 of a cent to finish at 11 US cents in an exchange of 244,899 stocks. Sterling Investments lost 0.18 of a cent and ended at 1.7 US cents with 53,842 units clearing the market, 
Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.69 of one cent to close at 6.31 US cents trading 55,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.07 of one cent to end at 2.31 US cents after a transfer of 178,647 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share rose 0.3 of a cent to US$1.05 in switching ownership of 20,000 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share gained 5 cents in closing at US$10.30 as investors exchanged 128 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments US 8% popped US$1.2748 and ended at US$8.50 as 15 shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 233,083 shares for US$9,836 compared to 245,926 stocks at US$7,499 on Monday. Trading averaged 33,298 shares at US$1,405 up from 30,741 units at US$937 on Monday, with a month to date average of 31,934 shares at US$1,156 compared with an average of 115,433 units for US$5,430 in February
Proven Investments dipped 0.2 of a cent to 11.3 US cents with investors dealing in 6,663 shares, Sterling Investments shed 0.02 of one cent and ended at 1.88 US cents in an exchange of 235 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7 US cents and closed with an exchange of 3,490 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.02 of one cent in closing at 2.38 US cents after 202,134 shares passed through the market.
Sterling Investments rallied 0.08 of one cent to finish at 1.9 US cents in switching ownership of 26,282 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7 US cents with investors swapping 7,757 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 7.94 US cents with a transfer of 878 shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.11 of one cent in closing at 2.4 US cents as investors exchanged 78,618 stocks.
Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 0.01 of one cent and ended at 7 US cents in switching ownership of 3,984 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 7.94 US cents with investors trading 1,954 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.18 of one cent and ended at 2.29 US cents with 125,785 stock units crossing the exchange.
Sterling Investments popped 0.12 of a cent to finish at 1.82 US cents with investors swapping 250 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.09 of one cent to end at 6.99 US cents with an exchange of 38,512 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 7.94 US cents with 599 stocks passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.18 of a cent to finish at 2.47 US cents after an exchange of 63,991 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 277,858 shares for US$9,056 compared to 261,203 stocks at US$13,692 on Tuesday.
Proven Investments climbed 0.25 of one cent in closing at 11.35 US cents in an exchange of 14,965 shares. Sterling Investments fell 0.18 of a cent to end at 1.7 US cents with investors trading just one stock unit, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.1 of a cent to finish at 6.9 US cents after 10,862 shares passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.13 of a cent to close at 2.29 US cents with a transfer of 250,421 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 261,203 shares for US$13,692 down from 669,495 stocks at US$20,297 on Monday. Trading averaged 37,315 shares valued at US$1,956 well off from 83,687 stocks at US$2,537 on Monday, with a month to date average of 135,157 units at US$5,946 well within the range of 140,725 stocks at US$6,173 on the previous day and well above January that ended with an average of 103,137 units for US$4,549.
Proven Investments shed 0.01 of a cent to close at 11.1 US cents with an exchange of 74,146 shares. Sterling Investments remained at 1.88 US cents with investors trading 1,712 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7 US cents with 17,018 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 7.94 US cents after a transfer of 298 stock units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.02 of one cent in closing at 2.42 US cents with 167,000 units crossing the market.
Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 0.02 of one cent in closing at 7 US cents with 1,520 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 7.94 US cents as investors exchanged 1,531 units and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.1 of a cent to close at 2.4 US cents in switching ownership of 537,117 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 206,473 shares for US$22,674 compared with 333,718 stocks at US$11,447 on Thursday.
Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 0.08 of a cent to end at 6.98 US cents 140 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 7.94 US cents after an exchange of 398 shares and Transjamaican Highway closed at 2.5 US cents with 36,678 stocks clearing the market.
The market closed with an exchange of 333,718 shares valued US$11,447 versus 79,091 stocks at US$14,862 on Wednesday, with Transjamaican Highway, the leading trade with over 300,000 shares.
Proven Investments shed 0.01 of one cent to end at 11.29 US cents and closed with an exchange of 16,249 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.1 of one cent to finish at 6.9 US cents with 11,701 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.04 cents to close at 7.94 US cents in an exchange of 4,384 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.14 of one cent to 2.5 US cents with investors dealing in 300,186 units.